Mu Run wanted to cry, but she was already in his arms. Saving her life was the priority. In the end, overwhelmed with grief and fear, she held Fei Fei and fell asleep.
After she fell asleep, Fu Yunchen released his hold on her, then turned her over so she was facing him. He stroked her soft, thick hair and murmured, "Mu Run, that must be your real name..."
The person whose disguise was about to be exposed had a night full of nightmares.
Early in the morning, Mu Run woke up. She first looked at the person beside her. The man who had given her nightmares had already gotten up and left. Only the little mountain beast Fei Fei was lying on her pillow, staring at her with its silver eyes.
"What beautiful eyes." Mu Run curled her finger and tapped Fei Fei's big eyes.
Feifei stretched out her little white paws and gently scratched Murun, looking incredibly cute and adorable.
Mu Run couldn't help but chuckle, "You look so much like a cat, do you know how to meow? Meow~"
Feifei tilted her little head, opened her beautiful and adorable eyes, and slowly opened her little mouth, "Meow~"
Mu Run was taken aback. "Huh? It really can meow."
"Meow~" Feifei meowed again.
"You're so smart!" Mu Run picked it up, looking at the tiny bundle in her palm. "Feifei, should we give you a name?"
Meow~?
...
Chongyang Inn is located at the foot of Chongyang Mountain.
Hongmi lay on the counter, looking at the empty lobby, idly fiddling with an abacus.
Yang Yang, the shop assistant, came in from outside, carrying a basket of sweet potatoes that had just been dug out of the cellar.
"Why are you digging up so many sweet potatoes?" Hongmi asked.
Yang Yang looked honest and had a simple, honest smile. He replied, "Old Yang, the manager of Chongyi Hall, is my uncle. He sent a message to my father yesterday, asking if the inn had any sweet potatoes. If so, he asked me to send a basket up. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble the manager to look after the inn today."
"Hmm? We're going up the mountain." Hongmi's eyes lit up. "How about this, I'll take the sweet potatoes up the mountain, and you stay at the inn and keep watch."
"These sweet potatoes are heavy, shopkeeper, you're delicate, don't tire them out."
"Those delicate ladies are rich girls. I'm a female bandit from Bianyun Village, and a tough one at that." With that, she flicked her fingers, setting aside the abacus, and walked around the counter. Then, to Yang Yang's surprise, she picked up a sweet potato basket and asked, "Tell me how to get up the mountain?"
Yang Yang: "..."
...
Lady Cai arrived at Zhengxiang Garden with ten maids.
Just like last time when she went up the mountain, Mu Run wore a set of shorts that were easy to work in, and she had even tied her shoulder straps beforehand.
Looking at the girls, all of whom appeared to be sixteen or seventeen years old, Mu Run asked Cai Shi, "Have you told them all?"
Madam Cai replied, "Everything has been explained clearly, but Madam will need to teach them how to pick the herbs after she goes up the mountain later. They are all clever children, and I guarantee they will learn it in no time."
"Okay." Mu Run nodded, then said to the maids, "In addition to the usual wages, those who go up the mountain to pick tea today will be paid extra: five copper coins for one pound of tea leaves. Of course, you can also ask for more suitable wages."
The ten maids were stunned, and even Madam Cai was surprised. After a while, she said, "Madam is so generous. Even I am tempted."
“Sure, Sister Cai can do it too, I’ll pay you the same.” Mu Run said with a smile.
"Thank you, Madam." Madam Cai smiled.
"Shall we prepare to go up the mountain now?"
"Okay, everything is ready."
Mu Run led them away, full of energy.
However, just as she reached the door, a woman dressed in a white dress and wearing a thin veil suddenly appeared and blocked Mu Run's path.
Mu Run was taken aback. "Who are you?"
Madam Cai stepped forward and said to Mu Run, "Madam, this is Miss Bao Chan from Fangyu Xiaozhu."
“Fangyu Xiaozhu, Miss Baochan? Isn’t that…” the former chief’s woman, no… now she belongs to Fu Yunchen.
"Greetings, Madam." The woman's voice was charming and shy, undoubtedly very pleasant to hear.
"What do you need me for?" Mu Run asked.
Baochan raised her hand and removed the light veil from her face, revealing a face as beautiful as a lotus emerging from water. Like a lotus glistening with dew, she possessed seven parts delicate beauty and three parts alluring charm, a natural and perfect blend. Her pure, cherry-like lips held a shy smile, and her eyes sparkled with affection, as if they could bewitch someone's soul.
Mu Run was completely stunned by her beauty and stood there dumbfounded.
"This humble servant has come to pay her respects to Madam." With that, Baochan gracefully bowed, her slender waist swaying gently.
Greetings? Mu Run suddenly recalled an ancient drama she had watched before, in which concubines would greet the wife every day, trying to sow discord and cause trouble, engaging in open and covert struggles, fighting to the death for the family property and the man...
In this moment of reflection, Mu Run became so engrossed in her thoughts that she completely forgot about Bao Chan, who was still kneeling in greeting.
Everyone, including the servants passing by, watched this scene. However, they had no idea that Mu Run was distracted and thought that Mu Run wanted to give Bao Chan a hard time.
After all, Mu Run was Fu Yunchen's wife, his real wife. As for the women left behind by the former chieftain, he only ordered people to take good care of them, but he never even looked at them, let alone touched them.
One of the most important bargaining chips for women vying for the husband's favor is whether the man of the house has slept in the house, and which room he sleeps in more often.
Since becoming the chieftain, Fu Yunchen had never set foot in Yihua Garden. Yesterday, he finally went in. Although he went to the mistress's room, for the other women in Yihua Garden, this was a good start.
Bao Chan came early in the morning hoping to gain an advantage over Mu Run so that she might have a better chance when it came time to serve the chieftain in the future.
After squatting for a long time, Baochan's forehead was covered in a fine sweat, and her heart was filled with all sorts of speculations.
"Oh~ what's going on here?" Fu Yunchen came over carrying a straw hat and happened to see this strange scene.
Upon hearing Fu Yunchen's voice, Mu Run quickly snapped out of her reverie, "Why are you here?"
Cai and the others immediately bowed and respectfully greeted, "Chief."
Bao Chan had never met Fu Yunchen before. Upon hearing the words "chieftain," her eyes flashed, and a blush appeared on her face. Her already charming and beautiful face became even more gorgeous and radiant. She sweetly greeted Fu Yunchen, "This concubine greets the chieftain. May the chieftain be well and auspicious."
Fu Yunchen glanced sideways at Bao Chan, who was alluring and dressed in a pure white robe, and said, "Raise your head."
Bao Chan slowly raised her head and looked at Fu Yunchen...
She had heard that Fu Yunchen was extremely handsome, but she never imagined he could be so handsome that it made her, as a woman, feel ashamed of her own appearance. Especially those heterochromatic eyes; just one look from him felt like her bones could melt.
The blush she had initially feigned had become real, and she genuinely wanted to serve Fu Yunchen, bear him children, and had no other desires whatsoever.
Bao Chan's eyes, like pools of autumn water, were so clear that anyone who wasn't a fool could tell what she was up to, let alone Mu Run, who wasn't a fool.
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